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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Adopt Ruby Code of Conduct
From: me@mprelu.de (Matt Prelude)

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Hi,

On 19/02/16 13:08, benjamin barber wrote:
>> The Ruby Community Conduct Guideline
>> We have picked the following conduct guideline based on an early draft of
>> the PostgreSQL CoC, for Ruby developers community for safe, productive
>> collaboration. Each Ruby related community (conference etc.) may pick their
>> own Code of Conduct.
>> This document provides community guidelines for a safe, respectful,
>> productive, and collaborative place for any person who is willing to
>> contribute to the Ruby community. It applies to all “collaborative space”,
>> which is defined as community communications channels (such as mailing
>> lists, submitted patches, commit comments, etc.).
>>
>>     - Participants will be tolerant of opposing views.
>>
>>
>>     - Participants must ensure that their language and actions are free of
>>     personal attacks and disparaging personal remarks.
>>
>>
>>     - When interpreting the words and actions of others, participants
>>     should always assume good intentions.
>>
>>
>>     - Behaviour which can be reasonably considered harassment will not be
>>     tolerated.
>>
>> This is good because it doesn't try to legally redefine harassment, and
> doesn't support blacklisting based on ideological views, which is something
> considered illegal many US states (like California, Oregon, Washington).
> More importantly it doesn't create a inquisition to police people's
> politics, they are free to be a Men's rights activist or feminist, they can
> support equal rights or affirmative action, and it wont effect their code
> or work abilities. Most importantly it doesn't allow a persons feelings, to
> override the technical merits of a persons arguments, as critics of the
> SystemD have been labeled as violating the code of conduct.
>
> https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/users/2014-July/451692.html
>

What can 'reasonably' be considered harassment differs from person to 
person.

What does 'will not be tolerated' mean? Does this CoC come with a set of
teeth? Where is it enforceable?

I support the intention to avoid creating a way to police peoples' politics,
but there is ambiguity here.

- Matt.

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